Source Materials for the Recent History of Astronomy and Astrophysics: A Checklist of Manuscript Collections in the United States

1971 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 210-218
Author(s):  
Charles Weiner ◽  
Joan N. Warnow
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Recent History ◽  
History Of Astronomy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Manuscript Collections ◽  
Astronomy And Astrophysics ◽  
Source Materials

When Measurements Matter: Poverty, Wealth, and the Politics of Inequality in the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 589-607
Author(s):  
Alice O’Connor
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political Economy ◽  
The United States ◽  
War On Poverty ◽  
Recent History ◽  
Political Response ◽  
History Of ◽  
American Political Economy ◽  
Critical Moments

This essay explores two critical moments in the recent history of US inequality, when economic measures drew attention to gaping disparities in the American political economy: the early 1960s, when popularized social statistical reporting led to the “discovery” of, and declaration of “war” on, poverty; and the 2010s, when the “1 percent” became a potent symbol of the increasingly extreme concentration of wealth. Despite pronounced differences, both moments reveal how even the most dramatic of measurements could be, and were, used as much to minimize as to reveal the broader dimensions of inequality, in ways that help us to understand the limited political response.

Pulkovo Observatory and the National Observatory Movement: An Historical Overview

1990 ◽  
Vol 141 ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Steven J. Dick
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
History Of Astronomy ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
National Observatory ◽  
Pulkovo Observatory ◽  
Naval Observatory ◽  
History Of ◽  
Political Conditions ◽  
National Governments

The patronage of national governments has played an important role in the history of astronomy, classically in the form of National Observatories. In this paper we 1) argue that the last three centuries have seen what we may call a “national observatory movement,” in that national governments during this period increasingly supported astronomical observatories, and in that such institutions share certain common properties of origin, purpose and evolution; 2) demonstrate the important role that Pulkovo Observatory has played in this movement; and 3) compare certain aspects of the Pulkovo Observatory and the United States Naval Observatory as exemplars of this species founded within a decade of each other under very different political conditions.

scholarly journals Recent History of the United States

1922 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 594
Author(s):  
B. B. Kendrick ◽  
Frederic L. Paxson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Recent History ◽  
History Of

Comment on Reiter

1985 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 418-419
Author(s):  
Nelson W. Polsby
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
The United States ◽  
Party Politics ◽  
Secular Trends ◽  
Recent History ◽  
History Of ◽  
American Party ◽  
Presidential Nominations

I am sure that all of us who have been attempting to make sense of American party politics these last couple of decades welcome Professor Reiter's contribution, and look forward to the publication of his book. As I understand the argument he is making, at least four positions are possible with respect to the recent history of political parties and Presidential nominations in the United States: (1) that no changes have occurred; (2) that long-term secular trends account for all changes; (3) that party reforms account for all changes; and (4) that a combination of longer-term trends and party reforms account for changes. Perhaps in order to hold the attention of readers, Professor Reiter has chosen to contrast positions (2) and (3).

scholarly journals Recent History of the United States

1922 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Louis Pelzer ◽  
Frederic L. Paxson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Recent History ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Queer Fashion and Style: Stories from the Heartland—An Exhibition Catalog

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Reddy-Best ◽  
Dana Goodin ◽  
Eulanda Sanders
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
The United States ◽  
Recent History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Late Twentieth ◽  
Late Twentieth Century

Queer Fashion & Style: Stories from the Heartland—An Exhibition Catalog analyzes the recent history of fashion through a queer lens by examining how queer identities are negotiated in everyday styles by women in the Midwest part of the United States from the late twentieth century to the present.

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